Margaritaria nobilis L.f. is a plant in the Phyllanthaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Margaritaria nobilis L.f.

Margaritaria nobilis L.f.

Margaritaria nobilis, bastard hogberry, is a fruit-bearing plant with striking iridescent blue fruit native to the Neotropics.

Genus
Margaritaria
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Margaritaria nobilis L.f.

Margaritaria nobilis L.f., commonly called bastard hogberry, is a fruit-bearing plant species. Its native range includes Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies. This plant produces bright iridescent blue fruit; this unusual color comes from a complex surface structure that interacts with light waves through interference.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Phyllanthaceae Margaritaria

More from Phyllanthaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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